Earth fill retaining wall system and method

Abstract

An earth fill retaining wall system that uses a removable L-shaped bracket and one or more support boards that temporarily holds the front surface of a mesh cover panel vertical aligned while backfilled with fill material. The brackets hold the mesh cover panel until tiers are stacked above. The weight of the stack tiers are used to hold the mesh cover panel on each lower tier in place. Once the above stacked tiers are formed, the brackets can be removed and reused. Attached to the lower end of the post and extending in the opposite direction of the base is an optional support shoe. A hole is formed in the shoe that receives a vertical stake or pin driven into the ground to temporarily hold the bracket in place. Attached to the post is a loop that attaches to a chain or cable used to pull the bracket forward.

1. A method for forming a multiple tier, earth fill retaining wall in an environmentally sensitive area made only of mesh cover panels and backfilled with earth fill material, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. selecting an environmentally sensitive area where a multiple tier retainer wall is desired; 
 b. selecting at least two brackets each with a vertical post and a perpendicular base; 
 c. selecting at least one support panel, said support panel being sufficient it size to extend between said brackets setup at a desired location where a first said tier of said retaining wall is to be constructed; 
 d. attaching at least two brackets to the ground at the desired location where the first said tier is to be constructed, said brackets being spaced apart and being aligned so that said post extends upward and said base extends rearward into the area where the retaining wall is to be constructed; 
 e. disposing said support panel between two said brackets; 
 f. selecting a first piece of mesh cover panel used to form the first said first tier, said mesh cover panel includes a lower section, a middle section and an upper section, said lower section being disposed over and extending it over said bases of said brackets and said middle section being aligned adjacent and behind said support panel, and said upper section being extending above said support panel; 
 g. depositing earth fill material over the lower section of said mesh cover panel located over said base and against said middle section of said mesh cover panel adjacent to said support panels; 
 h. folding said upper section of mesh cover panel rearward and over said earth fill material when the height of the earth file material is at the desired height; 
 i. repeating steps b-h to construct upper tiers; and, 
 j. removing said brackets and said support panels.